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R 200215Z JUN 01
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MARS EXERCISE GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01 (GF01)
SUBJECT: ECOM BDCST 01-22 MARSEX GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01
NWS HURRICANE WARNING
1. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
HAS ISSUED A SIMULATED HURRICANE WARNING AS OF 192315Z JUN
FOR THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.
THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 202100Z JUN FOR
FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS OF ANTIGUA,
BARBUDA, ANGUILLA, ST. MAARTEN, AND ST. EUSTATIUS.
2. AS OF 3 PM AST (1900Z) THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ROBERTA
WAS APPROXIMATELY 195 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF THE ISLAND
OF BARBUDA AND MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT NEAR 9 MPH.
THE MOST RECENT DATA FROM THE NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT THE HURRICANE HAS INCREASED
IT FORWARD MOTION TO NEAR 11 MPH AND MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE REMAINING AT 125 MPH BUT EXTENDING OUT NEARLY
100 MILES TO THE WEST NORTH AND EAST.  TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD NEARLY 250 MILES.
3. THE PRESENT PATH WILL TAKE THE EYE OF THE STORM OVER
ANGUILLA BY 12 AM AST  AND ST. THOMAS BY 3 AM AST ON
JUN 20, 2001.  NO WEAKENING OF THE STORM IS ANTICIPATED
AS IT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN COAST OF PUERTO RICO
THROUGH MID DAY.  IT WILL EFFECT FAJARDO BY 7 AM AST AND
SAN JUAN BY 9 30 AM AST.  THE STORM CENTER WILL THEN
DRIFT OF THE COAST NEAR ARECIBO BY 1 PM AST.
4. THIS IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFER-SIMPSON
SCALE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 125-135 MPH AND FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS.  TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL BE ON THE ORDER
OF 10 TO 15 INCHES TOTAL ACCUMULATION.  STORM SURGE WILL
BE IN EXCESS OF 8 FEET.
5. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SUGGESTS YOU TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO AVOID THE WRATH OF THIS POWERFUL
AND LIFE THREATENING STORM.
END OF NWS WARNING
6. USAF MARS STATIONS WILL MONITOR THE SITUATION
CLOSELY AND GUARD VOICE TRANSCON FREQUENCY(CE)
13993.0 KHZ USB FOR UPDATES AND BE AVAILABLE TO
ASSIST WITH ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
7. AIR FORCE MARS: PROVIDING THE REINS OF COMMAND
IN EMERGENCIES
8. SGD HARRY MARSTERS, CMSGT, USAF
NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATOR/AFN1EC
MARS EXERCISE GRECIAN FIREBOLT 01 (GF01)
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